The West Texas Rancher Exposing Big Oil’s Buried Secrets
After an abandoned well began spewing toxic, salty water onto her Permian Basin land, Ashley Watt would stop at nothing to determine the cause—and to hold Chevron accountable. Wet weather had...
After discovering old oil and gas wells leaking on their land, one …
Aug 6, 2024 · Ashley Watt owns Antina Ranch and since 2021, she's filed multiple lawsuits against oil and gas companies over leaking and improperly plugged wells on her land.
A Legal Fight over Legacy Oil Industry Pollution Heats Up in West …
Aug 7, 2024 · Ashley Watt, who inherited the ranch from her parents, filed a lawsuit in the 109th District Court in Crane County against Chevron and other oil companies in December 2022. She alleges that the...
An abandoned oil well springs back to life, throwing one West …
Oct 5, 2021 · Watt moved hundreds of cattle off her ranch, finding some dead. While all this was happening, she said she couldn’t help but think about past incidents, signs that could indicate her drinking water was contaminated.
Burns Charest secures summary judgment win confirming that …
Aug 21, 2023 · With nearly 100 identified leaking wells so far, the Burns Charest team intends to seek a mandatory injunction to force the responsible parties to properly plug the abandoned oil wells on the Antina Ranch.
West Texas ranch owner aims to hold companies accountable for …
Aug 12, 2024 · Ashley Watt owns Antina Ranch and since 2021, she’s filed multiple lawsuits against oil and gas companies over leaking and improperly plugged wells on her land.
A Legal Fight Over Legacy Oil Industry Pollution Heats Up in West …
Aug 6, 2024 · Chevron holds the lease for this old well—and dozens of others—at Antina Ranch in Crane County, Texas. Ashley Watt, who inherited the ranch from her parents, filed a lawsuit in the 109th...
A lesson for Guyana: Chevron sued for leaking oil wells in Texas ...
Aug 18, 2024 · Watt, who inherited the ranch from her parents, filed a lawsuit in the 109th District Court in Crane County against Chevron and other oil companies in December 2022. She alleges that the multinational and smaller companies failed …
Failed Oil Well Plugs Are Silent Polluters That No One Watches
Mar 13, 2024 · But on the Antina Ranch, evidence of what happens when oil and gas wells are left to rot—leaking oil, bubbling methane and other pollution from ignored orphaned wells and poorly plugged wells—is everywhere.
Burns Charest Enters Appearance for Antina Ranch in Pollution …
Jun 20, 2023 · Firm co-founder, Daniel Charest, leading a team of Burns Charest attorneys, has entered an appearance on behalf of USMC veteran and dedicated West Texan, Ashley Watt, to defend and protect the Antina Ranch, as 22,000-acre …